Hey Guys!I created a new PDF science project for my students to try at home. We do science every Thursday, so even though all their work packets are optional, I'm trying to give them the more resources I can to stay in a routine. This is especially important for children with Autism (my whole class)

What's great is that I can multi-task! My kids get to try out the experiment before I send it off to my students! It was a hit and now you can try it too! ​

We made a prediction which pom-pom would travel further using a hair dryer. We had a regular pom-pom, and then we had one that had glittery parts that made the pom-pom "spikey" and gave it more friction.

The girls totally wanted to sparkly pom-pom with the spikes to win, but afterwards we talked about why the "spikes" might have slowed down the pom-pom.

You can try any object at home you want! You can compare size and shape or weight. There's lots of ways to experiment with this one and extend the lesson and the fun. We mostly stuck with just pom-poms but we experimented with using our breath vs the hair dryer vs the fan. It was a lot of fun and kept them busy for a while. Raea set up her own experiment later involving pushing colored pencils around on the floor.... that is until she wiped out with them!

I think that pdf files are great and convenient, but I still prefer reading books to them. There are just things that books cannot provide you. Personally, I feel like reading books is the only way for me to truly enjoy the story. If you are not able to make the most of a book, then that is on you, though. While I do not prefer pdf files, I still think that they are helpful, especially to those who have

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Caitlyn Germain

5/9/2020 06:31:56 am

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